phù sa

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 浮沙 (“floated sand”), as silt flows in streams and rivers.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˨˩ saː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˦˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˦˩ saː˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˨˩ saː˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

phù sa

  1. silt

Derived terms[edit]

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